Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 118 companies were registered in Huntingdon during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a difference of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)HuntingdonUK
    2012118118,868
    2011118114,512
    % change0.0%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (118) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012443836
    New companies in 2011464032
    % change-4.3%-5.0%12.5%
    Record Year2011 (46)2011 (40)2002 (41)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 75 companies were dissolved in Huntingdon during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 38.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)HuntingdonUK
    20127574,772
    20115472,230
    % change38.9%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (111) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012263019
    Closed companies in 2011281115
    % change-7.1%172.7%27%
    Record Year2010 (33)2008 (51)2009 (52)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Huntingdon during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 43 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)HuntingdonUK
    20124344,096
    20116442,282
    Record Year 2003 (73) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201218817
    Net growth in 2011182917
    Record Year2008 (26)2011 (29)2002 (35)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Huntingdon formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Huntingdon
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-14.1%-4.2%11.3%
    Record Year1975 (0.4%)1976 (0.3%)1985 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 40.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Huntingdon was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    27.0% of all director appointments in Huntingdon in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.50%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTING1.50%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CAMBRIDGE1.00%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTANTS0.75%PROPERTY2.35%
    PROJECT0.62%TRADING2.08%
    ENERGY0.62%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSULTANCY0.62%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    DESIGN0.50%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PLC0.50%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ONE)0.50%BUSINESS1.72%
    SOLAR0.50%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    TRAINING0.50%MEDIA1.67%
    ASSOCIATES0.50%LONDON1.67%
    (NUMBER0.50%J1.55%
    BUSINESS0.50%GLOBAL1.53%
    BUILDING0.50%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    TRADING0.50%IT1.43%
    PROPERTY0.50%PROPERTIES1.34%
    ENGINEERING0.50%CARE1.32%
    MUSIC0.37%M1.27%
    PERFORMANCE0.37%BUILDING1.22%
    M0.37%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    WATER0.37%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    TECHNOLOGY0.37%S1.17%
    IT0.37%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied275331,455
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4133,677
    7487 - Other business activities3535,545
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2819,425
    99999 - Dormant Company1625,035
    7414 - Business & management consultancy158,437
    9999 - Dormant Company1512,598
    74990 - Non-trading company139,203
    49410 - Freight transport by road102,795
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities914,774
    62090 - Other information technology service activities97,869
    9305 - Other service activities86,142
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified813,716
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis73,160
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified71,783
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified79,891
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities74,119
    7260 - Other computer related activities74,979
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation62,607
    93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified61,659

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08200630 TUK TUK CAFE EXPRESS LTD 04 Sep 2012
    08207824 VAC BAG PRODUCTS LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08218786 PAVILION ACCOUNTANCY LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08223974 SWISS ASPEN SOLUTIONS LTD. 21 Sep 2012
    08233662 QUENDINSPECTION LTD 28 Sep 2012
    08200933 JELLY TOTS LTD 04 Sep 2012
    08202442 BROLLIES UK LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08207920 BENNETTS INVESTMENTS LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08208994 COUNTIES CYCLING LTD 11 Sep 2012
    08211709 RED BOX RETAIL LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08223399 ROMMA LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08226625 PAWS OF MANNINGTREE LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08234109 THE INVESTMENT DECISION LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08199001 KNIGHT PROJECT DELIVERY SERVICES LTD 03 Sep 2012
    08203360 WILLIS PEOPLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08209463 GEO AUTO SERVICES LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08212835 BRADBUR LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08214381 CHARLOTTE LOMAS FARLEY LTD. 14 Sep 2012
    08220053 EMPRESS CREATIONS LTD. 19 Sep 2012
    08221254 DUDA SECURITY LTD. 19 Sep 2012
    08221813 CAMBRIDGE ACADEMIA LTD. 20 Sep 2012
    08224320 ESHEDENT LTD. 21 Sep 2012
    08228671 MONKEY TREE HOSTING LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08230054 SUNSIMA LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08232456 MARK IVES COMPOSITES LTD 28 Sep 2012